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carpetbagging
adjective
presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 13
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- ARPETBAGGIN
- Scrabble score
- 22
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
“a carpetbag stranger”
In context
Example Sentences
a carpetbag stranger
a carpetbag politician
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